Gas drainage efficiency improvement by increasing coalbed permeability using waterjet cutting system

This paper presented a method to create artificial fractures along the existing gas drainage borehole and increase the permeability of the coalbed using a high pressure waterjet cutting system.The field work conducted in Rujigou Colliery, Shenhua Ningxia Coal Group demonstrate that the coalbed permeability is increased, and accordingly, gas drainage efficiency is improved up to 3 to 6 times over the traditional methods using high pressure waterjet technique.Also, based on the monitoring data, the conceptual model for gas drainage process associated with different mining activities has been proposed, and few major advantages using waterjet assistance method have been identified.

A probe into“mining technique in the condition of floor failure”for coal seam above longwall goafs

Targeting at the coal seam with useful value discarded above goafs,attempted to explore the feasibility of'mining technique in the condition of floor failure' from theoretical point of view,and predicted.It indicated that mining technique in the condition of floor failure used above Longwall Goafs in Baijiazhuang Mining is totally feasible.At law,the deformation of the floor in the mining technique by means of probability-integral method.And it is discov- ered that deformed basin can emerge in the footwall of No.6 coal seam and its maximum subsidence was possibly 1 633 mm or so and its maximum positive curvature is 61.74/10^(-3). At last,it therefore suggests appropriate ground pressure control measures as strengthening observation of ground pressure and adopting false slope for exploitation and strengthening support for reasonable push and slide based on the adverse ground pressure behaviors possibly occurring in the mining technique.This serves to gather data and lay sturdy founda- tion for further probe into the mining technique,and offers theoretical and technical grounds for concrete implementation of the mining technique.

CFD modelling of Iongwall goaf gas flow to improve gas capture and prevent goaf self-heating

CFD models have been developed to investigate the Iongwall goaf gas flow patternsunder different mining and geological control conditions.The Iongwall goaf wastreated as porous regions and gas flow was modelled as a momentum sink added to themomentum equation.Gas desorption from the caved goaf and destressed coal seamswithin the mining disturbed area was modelled as additional mass sources in the continuityequation.These CFD models were developed according to specific Iongwall layoutsand calibrated against field monitoring data.Two case studies were presented demonstratingthe application of CFD modelling of goaf gas flow characteristics for improved goafgas capture and the reduction of oxygen ingress into the goaf areas for self-heating prevention.Results from the case studies indicate that the optimum goaf drainage strategywould be a combination of shallow (near the face) and deep holes to improve the overalldrainage efficiency and gas purity.For gassy Iongwall faces retreating against the seam dip,it is recommended to conduct cross-measure roof hole drainage targeting the fracturedzones overlying the return corner,rather than high capacity surface goaf drainage deep inthe goaf.

Numerical analysis of methane migration from floor strata to a longwall face

A two-dimensional numerical mine strata in the vicinity of seam 349 in model of a large （1 000 m× 200 m） section of Iongwall panel 802 in part B of the Murcki Colliery in the Upper Silesian Coal Basin, Poland, was built using the Universal Distinct Element Code UDEC. Longwall extraction of seam 349 with roof caving was simulated in the model over a length of 450 m. Mining-induced changes in displacements, strains and stresses in the mine strata were investigated. Under the assumptions that （1） methane-bearing strata occur 15.6 m beneath seam 349 and include seam 350 and the strata lying beneath, and （2） the methane reservoir pressure is equal to 2 MPa, a fully coupled mechanical hydraulic analysis was performed in which joint conductivity was dependent on the mechanical deformation and, conversely, the mechanical behavior of rock masses was affected by joint fluid pressure. It was shown that migration of methane from coal seams lying beneath the mined seam is possible under conditions where the floor strata deform to a great extent, undergo separation, fracture and break into blocks.

Reliability emulation of production system on longwall face

Based on the theory of random process and the characteristic of the functioning of a system component subject to a certain specific probability distribution, emulated the whole process of system production on Iongwall face was emulated, in which the methods of time pace and computer random emulation were adopted. The paper provides an objective basis for the analysis of a mining Iongwall face and the varied lines of effectiveness, machine stoppage rate and coal flow of components and system, and output etc.lt also offers some theories to improve productivity by discussing the application of the transformation plan and optimization of reasonable coal stock capacity, as well as selection of system equipment and matching optimization.